Sunday, December 10th 2023
Microsoft Announces October 2025 Date for Windows 10 End of Support
Microsoft announced that the world's most popular PC operating system, Windows 10, will attain EOS (end of support) on October 14, 2025. From that date forward, the company will no longer release regular security updates for the OS, or the so-called "patch-Tuesday" updates for Windows 10. This announcement only covers the client Windows 10 editions, and not Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC (long-term servicing channel), or special editions of Windows 10 for large organizations and government agencies. Organizations on the client editions, such as Windows 10 Pro, can avail the ESU (extended security update) program, which will give them access to critical security updates, but no new OS or software features. Microsoft took the opportunity to urge those on Windows 10 to upgrade to the latest Windows 11 operating system. The company plans to launch its next-generation Windows 12 some time in 2024.
Sources:
Microsoft Tech Community, TweakTown
102 Comments on Microsoft Announces October 2025 Date for Windows 10 End of Support
Microsoft has a knack for making older os's look better with new releases.
Only question is should they.
Personally getting your data bitlocked with no key does not sound good to me frankly.
All the same, your point overall is valid, sadly.
Things I don’t like. Would rather have them as separate apps or service, not integrated:
Teams integrated within the Shell.
Copilot will add GPT-4 integration to the Windows taskbar.
I just don’t want that stuff on my workstation
Yeah 23h2 is a pass I installed 22h2 instead so definitely watch from the side lines
So far bitlocker activating twice so far is a bad sign installing through win updates
I'd normally mount a prepared iso with rufus but still you really have no control what ms installs just checking for updates can auto kick in downloading and if you're lucky it will show install but seriously it's already downloaded and likely installed so the option to install or download and install all is just there for show :laugh:
Aside from the technical requirements question, I don't think many people are excited about updating the OS anyway.
We all know Microsoft doesn't really knock on the doors of consumers, though, so you do you.
Stats are pretty wild though so not sure what all the win-10 users are waiting for ?
Maybe their waiting for win-12 hehe seeing 12 restrictions will be a crapload worse and enforced harder can't see that as viable
More likely waiting for steam to take over linux seeing linux is way to split up to take seriously.
Yep win-11 is 2 years old now 26 months to be exact and like 3+ years by the time 12 is released.
None of those win-10 users will qualify for it either unless they buy a new machine.
Large risk in using bypasses unless someone has multiple machines to fall back on.
Edit forgot about those bypass gals and guys
Making 11 usage probably half the stats shows and really 10% migration.
I'll be upfront about Windows 11 needing a lot more advanced configuration and a couple of third party tools to become to our taste as more advanced computer users but... that's our reality now. We're 1 in a million users. People don't really know much or anything about computers, they just want something that has complete emphasis on the ease of use, colorful and pretty graphics, you click and the computer thing goes beep beep bop poop, y'know.
Our ship sailed the day Windows 7 was discontinued 3 years ago, and beginning January 2024, once 7 gets dropped by the last few applications that still stubbornly supported it, it's just historical software that belongs in a museum at that point. Might, unironically want to get acquainted with Linux or move to the Apple ecosystem (where they always move fast but, somehow, macOS keeps its usability intact).
Hell once the bypasses hit the internet how easy it is, all bets are off
Hell rufus has made it effortless to bypass all of them in the iso for you and this is at least a year old
Now rufus even makes a local account for you with no password yet and prompts to add one after the install is over I just used it on my new laptop with 11 home.
It's a requirement same as ms account/ onedrive where the bitlocker key is supposed to be located.
Pretty good ransomware to make a ms account seems to me lol
1-You enable it (meaning you go to the corresponding Control Panel/Settings area and enable Bitlocker)
2-It comes enabled from the factory (the case with at least some laptops)
3-It's enabled by Group Policy / Active Directory (important if you're using Microsoft 365 provided by your employer/education institution or any "enterprise" environment)
Bitlocker is never enabled "by itself".
Also, I always install Windows the way Microsoft intended (i.e., with TPM and Secure Boot enabled, with no bypasses/adjustments/hacks of any kind), so I can confidently say that nowhere during the process you're forced to enable it. In fact, I don't recall that I was ever asked to enable it to begin with, and it has stayed disabled the whole time.
But they do because MS
forcedvery heavily pushed them to create an MS account (in Azure I think?) on initial setup and the BL key is stored there. Had a few by now so we know what to expect but none of these people knew they had Bitlocker or even remembered/had heard of it but all were able to get the key so we could fix their PCs. So that's good I guess?It's absurd we cannot move taskbar to left or right, especially on ultrawide monitors where vertical real estate is essential